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Freshly Milled Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies

Soft and thick freshly milled oatmeal chocolate chip cookies made with rolled oats and warm spices creates a hearty cookie with rich flavor and a tender texture. This is an easy, from-scratch recipe that you will love.
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 8 minutes
Course: Dessert

Ingredients
  

  • ¾ cup butter, softened
  • ½ cup packed brown sugar
  • ½ cup white granulated sugar
  • 1 egg, room temperature
  • ½ tsp. vanilla extract
  • 225 g. freshly milled soft white wheat (or 1½ cups all-purpose flour)
  • 1 tbsp. cornstarch
  • 1 tsp. cinnamon
  • 1 tsp. baking powder
  • 1 tsp. salt
  • ¼ tsp. nutmeg
  • cups whole rolled oats (not quick oats)
  • cups chocolate chips

Equipment

  • grain mill

Method
 

  1. Preheat your oven to 350°.
  2. Line your baking sheet with parchment paper.
  3. In a large bowl, cream together the butter, sugar, and brown sugar for 4 minutes. Scrape down the sides of the bowl when needed.
  4. Add in the room temperature egg and ½ tsp. vanilla extract. Cream for 1 minute. Scrape down the sides of the bowl when needed.
  5. Mill 225 grams of soft white wheat berries. If you don't have a mill, just use 1½ cups all-purpose flour.
  6. In a large bowl, combine the fresh milled flour, cornstarch, salt, baking powder, cinnamon and nutmeg.
  7. Stir the flour mixture into the wet ingredient mixture by hand until just combined.
  8. Stir in the whole rolled oats until combined.
  9. Stir in the chocolate chips until combined.
  10. Scoop the dough by rounded spoonfuls onto the prepared baking sheet.
  11. Bake for 8 minutes.
  12. Take them out of the oven and let them sit for 5 minutes. They will continue to set up since the pan is still hot.
  13. Put them on a wire rack to finish cooling and enjoy!